Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator Used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Numerator
Net income attributable to AAC Holdings, Inc.		$ 586	$ 2,719
Net income available to AAC Holdings, Inc. common stockholders		$ 586	$ 2,038
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		22,094,790	21,189,385
Dilutive securities		18,710	123,403
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted		22,113,500	21,312,788
Basic earnings per common share		$ 0.03	$ 0.10
Diluted earnings per common share		$ 0.03	$ 0.10
Series A Preferred Stock
Numerator
Redemption of BHR Series A Preferred Units	$ (200)
BHR | Series A Preferred Stock
Numerator
BHR Series A Preferred Unit dividends			$ (147)
Redemption of BHR Series A Preferred Units			$ (534)